Re: [Enigmail] Disable Encryption by default when replying to a encrypted message

Patrick Brunschwig <[email protected]> Mon, 13 May 2019 12:37:25 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.mozilla.enigmail.general
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That add-on for S/MIME only, and it's not compatible with Enigmail (i.e.
it will break Enigmail or vice versa).

-Patrick

On 13.05.2019 11:08, Juergen Bruckner wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> there is a TB-AddOn, named "encrypt if possible"; im not sure if that is
> for S/MIME purposes only, but maybe the developer of that AddOn is able
> to extend its functions also to PGP.
> 
> m2c
> Juergen
> 
> Am 10.05.19 um 08:16 schrieb Patrick Brunschwig:
>> On 09.05.2019 19:43, Riccardo Veraldi wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am using enigmail 2.0.10 on Thunderbird 60.6.1 MacOS 10.14.4 and I
>>> have the following issue.
>>>
>>> If I write a new message it is not encrypted by default and it is ok,
>>> but when I reply to a mail message which was encrypted, enigmail
>>> encrypts the reply message by default (locker icon automatically
>>> enabled). And this is nto the behavior I wanted.
>>>
>>> I did set /*extensions.enigmail.autoSendEncrypted       0 */
>>>
>>> but this did not change the behavior.
>>>
>>> the behavior is important to me because the mail server automatically
>>> encrypts all incoming messages using recipient (local server accounts)
>>> PGP public key. So when users reply to those messages I would wish
>>> Enigmail not to enable encryption by default.
>>
>> The option does not just disable encryption for replies.
>> - If the parameter is set to 1, then encryption will be enabled.
>> - If the parameter is 0, then Enigmail will apply its usual defaults to
>> determine if encryption should be enabled or not (i.e. as if you would
>> write a new mail to someone).
>>
>> That is, if you don't want to encrypt by default (not only for replies),
>> then I'd recommend that don't create a per-recipient rule, but that you
>> review your other settings, such as the sending options in the Enigmail
>> preferences.
>>
>> -Patrick

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